Communication & Journalism at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - River Falls is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism program.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UW - River Falls Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UW - River Falls Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UW - River Falls is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

UW - River Falls Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at UW - River Falls are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - River Falls with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	84
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - River Falls. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	64
Communication & Media Studies	47
Journalism	3

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,860	$61,060
Editors	1,580	$48,630
Producers and Directors	1,360	$57,110
Photographers	1,070	$34,750

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.